Mission Mission

Our buddy MC reports from 16th and Valencia late last night:

not sure what happened, but a bunch of girls of in this hummer were in a fistfight, one was getting  handcuffed with a black eye. at least two had no shoes on. when I got in a cab, the taxi driver said “yeah. chubby  girls… they like to fight.”

Thanks, MC!

From reader E.T. Avey, via our Facebook wall:

Sometimes people in the Mission put live birds in a Safeway Bag and hang them from a rope over the fire escape. That’s pretty fucking twisted.

Indeed.

I was standing by the window tripping out on the view from my dentist’s office when I witnessed what is probably some kind of illegal disposal of toxic waste or something. They’re right above the Stockton Tunnel, so look out for poisonous sludge falling from above if that’s part of your commute this evening.

Unattended! And methinks that’s unsafe, and that they don’t have the authority to do that, and that they were probably grabbing a slice at EFNY. Not very secure, Armada!

Carlos Reyes on his way home this evening witnessed some aftermath:

the corner popeye’s is on was closed off via police tape. a few cop cars too. heard people around saying there was a shoot out, dunnnooo….

UPDATE: Was a stabbing it was. (Thanks, Rebecca.)

There is hope for humanity after all! Andrea sent us an update on the naked lady painting that was jacked from the Homestead last week:

Through our special bartending investigative methods, we were able to contact the guilty party who had rented the room that Monday night. After a few days, the painting was returned via messenger. We’re happy to have her back and will be taking further methods to assure that all the naked ladies in the bar are permanently secured to the walls. The woman who stole it has been permanently 86′d.

Hear that? Per the new policy, if you’re a lady and you plan on being naked at Homestead, you will be permanently secured to the wall. Keep your clothes on.

Reader Gurnek S. writes in with a public service announcement:

Has anyone else noticed a higher volume of car window smash and grabs in the neighborhood recently?  A month ago my girlfriend’s car and my roommate’s car were broken into on South Van Ness at 24th St within two days of each other.  And yesterday, while walking my dog to Garfield Park I saw no less than 6 cars with smashed windows on Treat between 24th and 26th.  Then again today, I saw another car window smashed on Folsom past CC up towards Bernal Hill.  I wouldn’t be surprised if I saw a few more tomorrow.  Anyway, best to tell everyone to take the face plate off that bomb stereo that’s in their hoopty.

Take the face plate off that bomb stereo in your hoopty!

[Photo by Daniel Hoherd]

Bernalwood is calling this a “dirt fountain,” but I’m not so sure. Here’s hoping it doesn’t find its way down the hill.

Read on for more pics and explanation.

A while back, a reader wrote in with this picture of the bed of a black Nissan filled with what looked like might be evidence of a bike theft ring. Today, Man Freckles tells us about a red Nissan apparently known to be part of a bike theft ring:

So last night I went to the Dover Club with some friends to have a mild sunday game of pool, while bobby the bike thief was stealing friends bike wheels.  We Knew exactly where to go to get the wheels back. We went over to 24th and york looked in the red nissan truck and see all the wheels inside. We try to talk to him, no luck. SO the truck is opened and wheels given back while my friend is drunk and pissed and smashes the windshield with a bike lock. STREET JUSTICE !

Are these trucks one in the same? New paint job or what?

In any case, read on to see how MF’s story ends.

[Photo by Jeremiah M.]

Not cool. Andrea from Homestead sends us this:

Unfortunately, earlier this week, the Homestead bar lost one of their naked ladies. If you’ve been in the bar, there’s no way that you’ve missed out on the classy decor. These paintings are done by the artist Larry “Vincent” Garrison. The one that was stolen usually lives in the back room, which is mostly for private parties, but has been known to host a crasher or twenty. If you can put this out there, we’d really like to have her back. She is a staple of our establishment.  We do not have an exact picture of the painting that was stolen, but I send this one as an example. It’s the same lady and the same style, but she is sitting down. Thanks for any help you can offer! P.S. No questions asked.

If you see a painting of this babe in some jerk’s apartment, seize it in the name of Homestead. Sure, it will be a pretty awkward bus ride home, but Homestead and all it’s “art appreciating” patrons will thank you later.

Sorry for the second NSFW this weekend, but at least this one is for a good cause.

P.S. Does anyone have a picture of the real painting from the back room? Send it our way and we’ll add it to the post.

Update:

Here’s the painting in question along with a doppleganger. Thanks, Iris!